DevSecOps Engineer

** Position Summary*
* MAG is recruiting for a
** Dev Sec Ops  Engineer
** who will enable rapid, secure delivery of tactical capabilities through world-class automation. You'll build the infrastructure and pipelines that allow a small team to deliver like a large organization while maintaining security in contested environments.

US Citizens Only

Former US Defense Contractor / US Gov / US Military Experience Only

This is a Hybrid Position - Remote mainly - but as well on call to come into a MAG office when requested.

We are seeking candidates who live in proximity to our corporate HQ in Fairfax, VA primarily but will entertain persons living near our satellite offices in:

Aberdeen, MD - Titusville, FL - Newport News, VA - Carthage NC

** Essential Duties and Responsibilities*
* ** Duties include, but not limited to:*
* ** Primary Responsibilities*
* + Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for multi-architecture deployments

+ Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for hybrid cloud/edge environments

+ Implement container orchestration for resource-constrained platforms

+ Create automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, security, performance)

+ Build observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing, profiling)

+ Develop Git Ops workflows for configuration management

+ Optimize build processes for embedded and edge platforms

** Secondary Responsibilities*
* + Implement security scanning in CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning)

+ Automate compliance validation (STIG, RMF controls)

+ Design and implement secrets management solutions

+ Create security monitoring and incident response automation

+ Support security documentation and authorization packages

** Requirements*
* ** Primary Experience /

Qualifications:

*
* + 5+ years Dev Ops/Dev Sec Ops  experience

+ Expert-level knowledge of CI/CD platforms (Azure Dev Ops, Git Lab CI, Jenkins)

+

Experience with artifact repositories (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Sonatype Nexus, Azure Artifacts, to include Azure Container Registry) for managing diverse package types

+ Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, Power Shell)

+ Extensive experience with containerization (Docker, Podman) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

+ Proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Pulumi)

+

Experience with cloud platforms (Azure required, AWS/GCP beneficial)

+ Understanding of security scanning tools and practices

+

Experience with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

+ Knowledge of Git workflows and version control best practices

** Preferred Qualifications*
* +

Experience with embedded system CI/CD and cross-compilation

+ Knowledge of military software development processes

+ Familiarity with RMF and security authorization processes

+

Experience with air-gapped and classified environments

+ Understanding of supply chain security and SBOM

+ Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS)

+

Experience with chaos engineering and resilience testing

Familiarity with Policy-as-Code (PaC) tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA) for automating governance and security checks

*
* Education & Experience:

*
* + Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, or related field;

+ Master's preferred

** Clearance:*
* + Must be eligible for Secret security clearance

+ Must be a US citizen

** Special Note*
* ** What Makes You Successful Here*
* + You automate everything that can be automated

+ You treat infrastructure as code, not clickops

+ You build security into pipelines, not bolt it on after

+ You can work across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments

+ You measure success by how little manual work the team does

** Why Join MAG:*
* + Work on meaningful problems that directly impact national security

+ Small, elite team where your contributions matter immediately

+ Access to cutting-edge hardware and technologies

+ Rapid prototyping environment - see your ideas deployed in weeks

+ Direct interaction with end users and field deployments

+ Professional development and conference attendance support

+ Flexible work arrangements with occasional field exercises

+ Opportunity to shape the future of tactical edge computing

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** Job Location s
** _VA-Fairfax_

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** Type
* * _Regular Full-Time_

** Clearance
* * _Ability to Obtain Secret_